Alabama men’s basketball earned a tough home win on Wednesday night over the Auburn Tigers, 79-75 from inside Coleman Coliseum. After a brief lighting issue at tipoff, the Tuscaloosa arena was buzzing for the next couple of hours as the two in-state rivals battled it out on the hardwood.
With the win, [autotag]Nate Oats[/autotag] and Alabama improved to 5-1 in SEC play and are now tied with the Tigers for the best record inside the conference.
Wednesday night’s battle was a back-and-forth affair with Alabama being able to close it out thanks to some tough rebounding and clutch free throws down the stretch.
Following the win, Coach Oats spoke to the media about his team’s performance. Here is everything he had to say: